Iconoclasm in European Cinema: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Image Destruction
Exploring anti-mimesis and image destruction in Western European films, Iconoclasm in European Cinema offers a comprehensive study of philosophical iconoclasm in cinema. Drawing on continental philosophy of the image, medieval theology and recent developments in film ethics, it investigates the aest...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh University Press
2023
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009767240106719 |
| Sumario: | Exploring anti-mimesis and image destruction in Western European films, Iconoclasm in European Cinema offers a comprehensive study of philosophical iconoclasm in cinema. Drawing on continental philosophy of the image, medieval theology and recent developments in film ethics, it investigates the aesthetic and ethical significance of destroying certain film images, both literally (via damages to the filmstrip) and metaphorically (through blank screens, altered motion and disruptive sounds). |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 p.) ill |
| ISBN: | 9781474494489 9781474494472 |
